How Long to Read The Paleface on the Cracker Jack Box

How Long Does it Take to Read The Paleface on the Cracker Jack Box?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 11 minutes to read The Paleface on the Cracker Jack Box by Howard Bryan Bonham

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Waitey McColl is a young adult working as the night clerk of the Sequoyah House hotel, in the Cherokee Badlands of eastern Oklahoma. A Native American of mixed blood, he was born in the Cherokee Nation of Indian Territory, a few years before the region became the 46th state of Oklahoma in 1907.He is smart and ambitious; and, as a direct descendant of the Cherokee Trail of Tears—a pejorative among Native Americans describing the forcible removal of ancestors from the United States—he harbors a deep resentment toward the white society. The angst of his ancestors has been passed down through generations to him.During a fierce winter storm in the town of Seymour, where the respectable hotel is located, the notorious outlaw Henry Starr appears like a specter from the past. Although he spent several years on the FBI's “most wanted” lists, he has been on parole for five years and out of public view. Waitey considers him the last of the really bad actors—desperadoes such as Jessie and Frank James, the Daltons, Quantrill, Cole Younger and others who fled to the Cherokee Badlands to escape federal law officers and justice.On the stormy night visit, Henry Starr introduces himself to Waitey as a cousin, and coerces the intimidated night clerk into providing lodging for him and his gang. They are traveling in a snazzy Stutz Bearcat automobile, a zeitgeist of the Roaring Twenties. They leave at dawn, as Henry Starr promised, but Waitey's troubles are far from over.He becomes embroiled in a police manhunt for the gang, after they rob a bank in a neighboring state. In doing so, mayhem breaks out and they kill a customer, employee and a deputy sheriff. In the getaway, Henry Starr is also killed.In the dramatic climax, which causes Waitey to re-examine some engrained beliefs, a gunfight breaks out in the hotel lobby. The violence endangers hotel guests, Waitey's relatives and his beautiful sweetheart, whom he loves passionately.Suddenly thrown into the role of a guardian of Christian values, Waitey must choose between aiding the iconic town sheriff or the renegade outlaws, who consider him a traitor to the cause of Native Americans. He makes a coming-of-age decision that will liberate him or haunt him forever.

How long is The Paleface on the Cracker Jack Box?

The Paleface on the Cracker Jack Box by Howard Bryan Bonham is 246 pages long, and a total of 62,976 words.

This makes it 83% the length of the average book. It also has 77% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Paleface on the Cracker Jack Box Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 44 minutes to read The Paleface on the Cracker Jack Box aloud.

What Reading Level is The Paleface on the Cracker Jack Box?

The Paleface on the Cracker Jack Box is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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